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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
May 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block] Comparative earnings (loss) before income taxes, income tax (benefit) expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):
  Three Months Ended May 31, Nine Months Ended May 31,
  2021 2020 2021 2020
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense $ 20,867  $ (5,337) $ 31,531  $ 6,709 
Income tax (benefit) expense (4,390) (407) (2,132) 1,349 
Effective income tax rate (21.0) % 7.6  % (6.8) % 20.1  %